Neil
Lovitt

Vice President, Planning & Economic Intelligence at Turner Drake & Partners Ltd. Halifax, CA

Neil is Vice President of Turner Drake’s Planning Division and Economic Intelligence Unit. In this role, Neil leads a team of professionals that marry expertise in real estate economics and market intelligence with community planning and real estate development projects. Through various assignments he has experience gathering and analyzing socio-economic, housing need, and real estate market data, reviewing and drafting planning policy and regulation, and evaluating the financial feasibility of development proposals – including those which incorporate affordability goals and incentive programs.

Neil holds a Bachelor of Community Design degree from Dalhousie University, a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia, and a Diploma in GIS & Urban Planning from Fanshawe College. He is a Professional Planner and a Certified Planning Technician, with membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians. Neil is also an adjunct faculty member of the Dalhousie School of Planning where he teaches Land Development Economics to planning students in both the Bachelor and Master level programs. Finally, Neil is involved in the non-profit housing sector though his role as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia, and was privileged to serve on the Data and Financial Modelling Working Group assisting in the recently completed Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission report.